The Schroth method is a non-surgical approach to scoliosis which uses specific exercises according to each patient’s curve pattern.  We address all three dimensions of each person’s curve; saggital, frontal and transverse in order to achieve a more balance posture and reduction in the curve.  The exercises target the core, positioning the entire body in a way to create a stable, corrected posture. The patient then learns to strengthen the spinal musculature in that newly formed position and this is accompanied by corrective rotational breathing (called rotational angular breathing).

This is a scoliosis specific back school which:

  1. Slows curve progression
  2. Improves posture
  3. Improves lung function
  4. Reduces pain if present (especially in adults)
  5. Helps reduce curves in some adolescents and juveniles
  6. Improves strength and flexibility
  7. Empowerment over scoliosis

The Schroth program is tailored to each person’s specific curve pattern and requires effort and mental focus. Patients are required to practice these exercises consistently over time.

History of Schroth Best Practice®

The Schroth Method was started in 1921 in Germany by Katharina Schroth, who herself had scoliosis and had to wear a brace made of metal which she disliked.  Out of this she came up with this method to improve her scoliosis.  At that time, she treated people with severe curves often exceeding 80 degrees.  Her daughter Christina Schroth eventually joined her and the mother and daughter team worked for many years to help people with scoliosis. She was the director of the wolrd renowned Katharina Schroth Clinic until she transitioned in March 2015.  The inpatient clinic she and her mother ran is now run by a German Healthcare group and renamed Asklepios Katharina Schroth Clinic.

The grandson Dr. Weiss, continues the Schroth legacy, by improving and simplifying the Schroth Method, a new updated protocol called Schroth Best Practice®.

For more information on the history of Schroth you may follow this link. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5759207/